During the first three months of 2008, the Council for Development of Cambodia (CDC) has registered 21 projects with a total cost of 253 million dollars against 26 projects at a cost of 503 million dollars a year last over the same period. Of these 21 projects, four are tourism, two services (including a telecommunications company), fourteen of the industry (including nine of clothing textiles) and one of agriculture at a cost of 46 million alone.

Singaporeans are placed at the top of these investors (48 million dollars of investments), followed by Chinese (32 million), South Koreans (30 million dollars), Thais (22 million), Russians (9.5 million) and English (6 million). Last year, the Chinese came to head (with 66 million dollars), followed by Kazakhs (62 million) and South Koreans (38 million dollars).

The domestic investment, with a value of $ 90 million against 221 million in the first quarter of 2007, also recorded a sharp decline.

This slowdown is due to inflation of food and fuel, high price of real estates, and pre-election period. Investors are looking to see what will happen after the July election and what is the government priority and programs for the country development and how this will give business opportunities for them.